PSA: Destiny 2 Crimson Days is Live, Adds New Crucible Map

PSA: Destiny 2 Crimson Days is Live, Adds New Crucible Map

The Destiny 2 Crimson Days event is now live, and it brings with it a new Crucible map. Burnout is Destiny 2’s take on Burning Shrine, a Mercury map from the first game. The new map takes place in the dark Vex future found inside the Infinite Forest. The dark future setting of this map means that the exterior portions will no longer have the glaring sunlight that the first version touted. The Burnout will be the host of Destiny 2 Crimson Days, being made available to everyone for free after the event has ended.
If you missed last week’s news on the big Crimson Days changes, the biggest news is that limited time Crimson Engrams will only be available through gameplay. There won’t be any push for players to get out their credit cards once the well of earnable loot has run dry. Destiny 2 faced heavy criticism for this artificial cap during The Dawning event, which pushed players to Eververse to spend real money on a chance at getting the limited time items.
That’s not all that’s changing. Original Destiny players will note some key changes to Destiny 2 Crimson Days that make it more friendly to all Guardians. Primarily a PVP based event, Crimson Days brings a new limited time mode to the Crucible that Bungie describes as “2v2 Clash with a round-based twist.” In Destiny 1, the mode was called Crimson Doubles.
The limited time mode features some unique mechanics for two players. Stay in close proximity to your partner, and both of your abilities will recharge at a faster rate, but stray too far apart and the enemy will receive a waypoint leading them right to where you are. It’s a pretty interesting change from Destiny 1 Crimson Days, where your partner’s death would superpower the remaining player. Those who want to play solo can still enjoy the mode. Bungie included matchmaking for anyone with friends that have yet to migrate back to Destiny 2.
A New Take on Rewards
Most of the rewards for Crimson Days can be found in the Crimson Engram, which doesn’t sound too far off of previous events, but there’s a pretty big change. Contents of the Crimson Engram are now on a “knock-out” list, which means you won’t get any duplicate items until you’ve earned all of the new gear. Players who want to grind for every limited-time item can now do so with an attainable goal in view, rather than fighting random chance for the last couple of items.
Every Destiny 2 player will receive a Crimson Engram along with an Illuminated (Bright) Engram each time they level up during the event. You don’t have to play the new PvP mode if that’s not your thing. Make sure you’ve hit the level cap to get this bonus. Crimson Engrams are only earnable through gameplay and will not be available for purchase at Eververse. A rotating selection of specific items will be available for Bright Dust, but the random chance loot boxes that are Crimson Engrams will not be made available...

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